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Excellence Commission (Commission). 

The notice also describes the functions 

of the Commission. Notice of this 

meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) and is intended to notify the 

public of their opportunity to attend. 

DATES: March 29, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: The Commission will meet 

in Washington, DC at the United States 

Department of Education at 400 

Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 

20202, in Room 1W105/108. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Eichner, Designated Federal Official, 

Equity and Excellence Commission, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 

20202. Email: 

equitycommission@ed.gov. Telephone: 

(202) 453–5945. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

29, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, the Equity and 

Excellence Commission will hold an 

open meeting in Washington, DC at the 

United States Department of Education 

at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20202, in Room 

1W105/108. 

The purpose of the Commission is to 

collect information, analyze issues, and 

obtain broad public input regarding how 

the Federal government can increase 

educational opportunity by improving 

school funding equity. The Commission 

will also make recommendations for 

restructuring school finance systems to 

achieve equity in the distribution of 

educational resources and further 

student performance, especially for the 

students at the lower end of the 

achievement gap. The Commission will 

examine the disparities in meaningful 

educational opportunities that give rise 

to the achievement gap, with a focus on 

systems of finance, and recommend 

appropriate ways in which Federal 

policies could address such disparities. 

The agenda for the Commission’s 

March 29, 2012 meeting will include 

reviewing and editing the Commission’s 

final report. The Commission is also 

expected to discuss what materials will 

accompany the final report and the 

timing of the release of the final report. 

Due to time constraints, there will not 

be a public comment period, however, 

individuals wishing to provide 

comments related to the Commission 

may contact the Equity Commission via 

email at equitycommission@ed.gov. For 

comments related to the upcoming 

meeting, please submit comments no 

later than March 22, 2012. 

Individuals interested in attending the 

meeting must register in advance, as 

meeting room seating may be limited. 

Please contact Jim Eichner at (202) 453– 

5945 or by email at 

equitycommission@ed.gov. Individuals 

who will need accommodations for a 

disability in order to attend the meeting 

(e.g., interpreting services, assistive 

listening devices, or materials in 

alternative format) should notify Jim 

Eichner at (202) 245–5945 no later than 

March 22, 2012. We will attempt to 

meet requests for accommodations after 

this date but cannot guarantee 

availability. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

Records are kept of all Commission 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20202 from the hours 

of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time. 

Russlynn Ali, 

Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6189 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy, 

DOE. 

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB 

review and comment. 

SUMMARY: This notice corrects DOE’s 

notice of January 26th, which 

incorrectly stated the Internet link for 

the collection instrument. The 

Department of Energy (DOE) has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 

collection will supersede the existing 

Form OE–781R, ‘‘Monthly Electricity 

Imports and Exports Report’’. The Form 

OE–781R is currently suspended and 

would be terminated with the 

implementation of the proposed Form 

EIA–111. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

April 13, 2012. If you anticipate that 

you will be submitting comments, but 

find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed by this notice, 

please advise the DOE Desk Officer at 

OMB of your intention to make a 

submission as soon as possible. The 

Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202– 

395–4650. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the: DOE Desk Officer, Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 

735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503, and to Michelle Bowles. To 

ensure receipt of the comments by the 

due date, email (eia-111@eia.gov) is 

recommended. The mailing address is 

the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. 

Energy Information Administration, 

Mail Stop: EI–23 (Form EIA–111), 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Alternatively, 

Ms. Bowles may be contacted by 

telephone at 202–586–2430 or via fax at 

(202) 287–1960. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of any forms and instructions 

(the draft proposed collection) should 

be directed to Michelle Bowles at the 

address listed above. Forms and 

instructions are also available on the 

Internet at: http://www.eia.gov/survey/

#oe-781r. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.; (2) Information Collection 

Request Title; (3) Type of Request; (4) 

Purpose; (5) Annual Estimated Number 

of Respondents; (6) Annual Estimated 

Number of Total Responses; (7) Annual 

Estimated Number of Burden Hours; (8) 

Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden. 

1. New. 

2. Form EIA–111, Quarterly 

Electricity Imports and Exports Report. 

3. Three-year approval. 

4. Form EIA–111 collects U. S. 

electricity import and export data. The 

data are used to get an accurate measure 

of the flow of electricity into and out of 

the United States. The import and 

export data are reported by U.S. 

purchasers, sellers and transmitters of 

wholesale electricity, including persons 

authorized by Order to export electric 

energy from the United States to foreign 

countries, persons authorized by 

Presidential Permit to construct, 

operate, maintain, or connect electric 

power transmission lines that cross the 

U.S. international border, and U.S. 

Balancing Authorities that are directly 

interconnected with foreign Balancing 

Authorities. Such entities are to report 

monthly flows of electric energy 

received or delivered across the border, 

the cost associated with the 

transactions, and actual and 

implemented interchange. The data 

collected on this form may appear in 

various EIA publications. 

5. 173 respondents surveyed 

quarterly. 


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6. 692 responses annually. 

7. Annual total of 4,152 hours. 

10. Annual total of $0. 

Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, 

Public Law 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 

772(b). 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Stephanie Brown, 

Director, Office of Survey Development and 

Statistical Integration, U. S. Energy 

Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6149 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–211–C] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

DTE Energy Trading, Inc. 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: DTE Energy Trading, Inc. 

(DTE Energy Trading) has applied to 

renew its authority to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before April 13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene should be 

addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because 

of delays in handling conventional mail, 

it is recommended that documents be 

transmitted by overnight mail, by 

electronic mail to Christopher.

Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 

202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 

at 202–586–5260, or by email to 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the FPA (16 U.S.C.824a(e)). 

On June 24, 1999, DOE issued Order 

No. EA–211, which authorized DTE 

Energy Trading to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

as a power marketer for a two-year term 

using existing international 

transmission facilities. DOE 

subsequently renewed that authority 

two additional times in Order No. EA– 

211–A on April 25, 2002 and in Order 

No. EA–211–B on April 18, 2007. The 

current authority will expire on April 

25, 2012. On January 26, 2012, DTE 

Energy Trading filed an application 

with DOE for renewal of the export 

authority contained in Order No. EA– 

211–B for an additional five-year term. 

The electric energy that DTE Energy 

Trading proposes to export to Canada 

would be surplus energy purchased 

from electric utilities, Federal power 

marketing agencies, and other entities 

within the United States. The existing 

international transmission facilities to 

be utilized by DTE Energy Trading have 

previously been authorized by 

Presidential permits issued pursuant to 

Executive Order 10485, as amended, 

and are appropriate for open access 

transmission by third parties. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedures 

(18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring 

to become a party to these proceedings 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (385.214). Five copies of such 

comments, protests, or motions to 

intervene should be sent to the address 

provided above on or before the date 

listed above. 

Comments on the DTE Energy Trading 

application to export electric energy to 

Canada should be clearly marked with 

OE Docket No. 211–C. An additional 

copy is to be filed directly with Brian 

C. Drumm, DTE Energy Company, One 

Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226 AND 

Marcia Hissong, DTE Energy Trading, 

Inc., 414 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 

48104. A final decision will be made on 

this application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to DOE’s National Environmental Policy 

Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 

Part 1021) and after a determination is 

made by DOE that the proposed action 

will not have an adverse impact on the 

reliability of the U.S. electric power 

supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http://energy.gov/

node/11845 or by emailing Angela Troy 

at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 8, 

2012. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6142 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of 

Nominations for Appointment as a 

member of the Environmental 

Management Advisory Board. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, the U.S. 

Department of Energy is soliciting 

nominations for candidates to fill 

vacancies on the Environmental 

Management Advisory Board (EMAB). 

DATES: The deadline for nominations for 

members will be accepted on or before 

April 20, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The nominations must 

include a resume, a short biography, 

and are to be submitted to the following 

address: Environmental Management 

Advisory Board (EM–42), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585 (for additional 

details, please see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Ellis, Designated Federal 

Officer, Environmental Management 

Advisory Board (EM–3.2), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Phone (202) 

586–5810; fax (202) 586–0293 or email: 

kristen.ellis@em.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

EMAB provides advice and 

recommendations to the Assistant 

Secretary for the Office of 

Environmental Management on a broad 

range of programmatic issues, including 

but not limited to the following: Project 

management and oversight, cost/benefit 

analyses, program performance, human 

capital development, and contracts and 

acquisition strategies. The Board is 

comprised of up to 15 members who are 

appointed by the Secretary of Energy as 

special Government employees or as 

representatives of entities including, 

among others, research facilities, 

academic institutions, regulatory 

entities, and stakeholder organizations, 


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